Posted 5 years ago
dailyframe
(10 items)
I don’t think this is a military or wartime weapon but I could not find a hunting or medieval weapons category
Beautiful old crossbow with working trigger mechanism. I can find very little about it but did see one other example of one like this marked E Banse
There appear to be maker marks on the metal pieces including the steel bow
There is what appears to be a nameplate on bottom of stock which reads: CH Deudon CAMBRAI
The marks on the steel bow appear to be: a catillon and also “soris” or possibly “sovis”
Marks on other metal plates:
E Banse
Au Cateau